Neonatal Medicine News

Hydroxychloroquine use for systemic lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis in the first trimester of pregnancy does not significantly increase the risk for major congenital malformations, according to data published in Rheumatology.

A new study of more than 185,000 children showed no association between acetaminophen use in pregnancy and a risk for neurodevelopmental disorders in children, including autism and ADHD, according to results published in JAMA.

A decades-old AAP program that was created to help pediatricians prevent unintentional injuries in their patients was shown to be effective in the first ever randomized trial testing its use, according to findings published in Pediatrics.

A GSK respiratory syncytial virus vaccine candidate was effective but trials saw a higher incidence in preterm birth, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

About two-thirds of newborns with sickle cell disease in the United States are born to mothers who live in counties with high or very high levels of social vulnerability, according to research findings published in MMWR.

Universal screening using pooled saliva PCR testing helped identify dozens of newborns with congenital cytomegalovirus at two hospitals in Israel, more than half of whom were asymptomatic, according to findings published in Nature Medicine.

Among school-aged children born preterm, heightened current exposure to fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide each negatively impacted lung function, according to results published in Thorax.

Extreme daily and nighttime heat exposure in the third trimester of pregnancy was linked to preterm birth in an Australian study, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Nearly 90% of perinatal and neonatal clinical trials report incomplete primary outcome data, according to the findings of a review published in Pediatrics.

Hypoglycemia was not associated with later neurodevelopmental outcomes for children born late preterm, according to findings presented at The Pregnancy Meeting.